Comb



Nov. l1, v `R. A. STEVENS Filed March4 27 1923 Cil Patented New il,i924.

if "if ROBERT STEVENS, O3? ,'fiS-IEVLLE, NORTH GAROLIA.

Application. led March 27, 1923. Serial No. 628,083.

To all 'whom t mm/ concern:

Be it known that l, ROBERT A, STEVENS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Asheville, in the county of Buncombe and State of NorthCarolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Comb,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to combs and the primary object of the inventionis to provide a novel comb for massaging or shampooing the scalp andhair and embodies novel means for forcing a cleansing or medicinalpreparation through the teeth thereof.

Another prime object of the invention is to provide a novel shampoo combof circular configuration embodying tubular teeth, and means for forcinga medicinal or cleansing preparation through the teeth, so that.

the cleansing or medicinal preparation can be applied directly to thescalp adjacent the roots of the hair, without applying the preparationthrough the whole length of the hair. f

A further object of the invention is to provide novel means forconstructing the active terminals of the comb teeth, so as to insure thecorrect application of the medicinal or cleansing preparation to thescalp.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel and simple meansfor forcing a liquid preparation of the desired quantity through theteeth of the comb and to the scalp.

A. still further object of the invention is to provide an improvedmassage comb of the above character` which will be durable and ecient inuse` one which will be simple and easy to manufacture and one which canbe placed upon the market at a reasonable cost.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will behereinafter more specifically described, claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichdrawings:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the improved massage comb, showing the samepartly in vertical section,

Figure 2 is an elevation of a modified form of the comb showing the samepartly in vertical section.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view through the body portion of thecomb with the cap or head removed therefrom.

Referring to the drawings in detail., wherein similar referencecharacters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,the letter A generally indicates one form of the improved massage comb,which includes the body B, the cap C, the means D for holding thecleansing or medicinal preparation and E the follower for forcing thepreparation from the body B.

rlhe body B comprises a disk-shaped lower wall 5, and an upstanding sidewall 6, which can be provided with external screw threads 7, for apurpose, which will be hereinafter more fully described. The lower endof the side wall 6 is provided with a shoulder 8 on which the cap C isadapted to rest. The disk-shaped wall 5 and the side wall o has formedthereon depending comb teeth 9, disposed .in annular formation and theseteeth have ways 10 extending therethrough which communicate with thebody B or the chamber formed by the disk-shaped wall 5 and the side wall6. As clearly shown inv Figure 1, the upper end of the ways are angledinwardly as at 11 to communicate with said body or chamber. The wall ofthe ways 10 gradually decrease in diameter toward the free active endsof the teeth, and open out through said ends. 35

Ity is to be noted that the free active lower ends of the teeth 9 arecurved arcuately as at 12 and that the ways open out through saidarcuate faces. f

The cap C includes a top wall 15 and an 9 annularside wall 16 which isinternally threaded for receiving the threads 6.

It is obvious that any preferred type of cleansing or medicinalpreparation can be placed within the body of the comb and thispreparation can either be of a paste or a liquid, and when thepreparation is in liquid form, it is preferred to use a sponge D forholding the said preparation. This sponge D can be of any preferred typeand is saturated with the liquid and disposed directly in the body B.

In order to force the liquid from the sponge and through the ways 10 outof the active ends of the teeth 9 the follower platev 105 E is provided.

This follower plate E may be made of any preferred material, such aswood, liber or the like and is of a substantial circular conguration andsupports an annular rubber gasket 17 and its periphery for engaging theinner surface of the side wall 6,

so as to effectively prevent the escape of the lfluid past the followerand the side wall 6.

By adjusting the cap 6, it can be seen that the follower E will beforced downward and thus compress the sponge and force the preparationthrough the comb teeth 9.

Tn Figure 2 of the drawing is shown a slightly modified but preferredform of the invention, and this preferred form is indicated broadly bythe reference character F and the same includes a body l), which is ofthe exact same construction as the body C and therefore a detaileddescription of the same is not deemed necessary. This body l) supports acap H, which is of substantially the same construction as the cap C,with the exception that the top wall thereof is provided with an axiallydisposed apertured boss 20, for a purpose, which will be hereinaftermore fully described.

In this form of invention, a sponge T, is also utilized when a liquidpreparation is used in the comb, but instead of provioing a follower forforcing the liquid vfrom out of the sponge, a plunger J is provided.This plunger J embodies a disk-shaped body 2l having an axially disposedplunger rod 22 slidably fitted within the boss 2O and this plunger rodcan be provided with an operating head or knob 23 disposed outwardly ofthe cap H. The plunger body 21 can be provided with a suitable gasket 24for preventing the leakage of the preparation past the plunger and sidewall of the body.

lVhen it is desired to force the preparation from the comb, it is merelynecessary to push in on the knob 23, which will effectively force thebody 2l in engagement with the sponge I and compress the same and thusforce the liquid therefrom into the ways formed in the comb teeth.

From the foregoing description, it can be seen that an improved massagecomb has been proi-.fided having novel ine-ans for insuring the deliveryof a cleansing or medicinal preparation closel to the roots of the hairand novel means for forcing the said preparation through the comb1teeth.

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or thescope of this invention, but what l claim as new is:

As a new article of manufacture, a combined massaging and shampooingcomb comprising a circular body including a lowdislt shaped wall and anyannular side wall, having external threads formed thereon and a.shoulder below said threads, hollow teeth arranged in annular formationon the lower wall and communicating with the interior of the body, a capthreaded on the body including a disk-shaped top wall and an annularside wall for receiving the side wall of the body, the cap having anaxial enlargement formed thereon provided with a guide way therethrough,a plunger snugly litted within the body, a gasket carried by theperiphery of the plunger engaging the inner surface of the body, aplunger rod formed axially on the plunger and extending through the boreof the enlargement, and a manipulating knob formed on the outer end ofthe rod for engaging said enlargement, when the plunger is in itsinnermost position in said body.

ROBERT A. STEVENS` lVitnesses DON C. YOUNG, WILLIAM WT. CANDLER.

